Word Configures Every Time I Run It

Hello,

I have Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007. When I installed it, all of the applications are running normally except for Word. Whenever I start Microsoft Word, it says "Configuration Progress" and has a loading bar with "Configuring Microsoft Office 2007" underneath it. The loading bar takes around 3-5 minuets. This pops up in a new window. After it finishes loading, Word starts up and runs normally. All of my saved information remains. I tried repairing it, but the same problem happens again. This doesn't happen for any of the other applications. Also, the saved documents are supposed to have a Microsoft Word logo next to it, but when I save a document it has a different icon, one with a white, bunny-eared page, and blue and red markings on it. How would you fix this problem?

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Answer

Suzanne S. Barnhill

Do you have another version of Word or Office installed? Both symptoms seem to suggest that you need to reregister Word 2007 (see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ReRegisterWord.htm). If you have more than one version installed, then you need to add a NoReReg key to the Registry. The answer to the question at http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/officeversion_other-office_install/ms-office-2010-problems/790f4acb-279c-4a5e-acad-a305653e3d53 will explain how to do this. For Word 2007, you will need to use this key:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Options /v NoReReg /t REG_DWORD /d 1

Further instructions at http://jervisdabreo.com/thetechcorner/fix-for-microsoft-office-configuring-problem/, or see the "Hacking the Registry" section of the article at http://www.gmayor.com/Toolbars_in_word_2007.htm.

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